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Engineering Repurposed

20241 Season

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Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

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Extraordinary structures, buildings and machines around the world have been transformed from their original function into something completely different. Experts reveal how.

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Director: Andrew Cook
Status: Returning Series
First aired: May 30, 2024
Network: Quest
Studio: Back2Back Productions

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

Cast

David Corbett

Narrator

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SERIES

Engineering Repurposed

20241 Season

Documentary

Votes1

Your rating

Genre: Documentary
Origin: GB

About

Extraordinary structures, buildings and machines around the world have been transformed from their original function into something completely different. Experts reveal how.

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Britbox Apple TV channel

BBC Select Apple Tv channel

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs May 30, 2024 · 43m
Shipyard to Museum & Bank Vault to Bar
Looking at the engineering genius that's taken repurposing underground, from a rotting shipyard transformed into a subterranean museum to a rusting bank vault that now serves cocktails.
E2 · Airs Jun 6, 2024 · 43m
Aeroplane Wing to House & Corn Exchange to Theatre
From a Boeing 747 transformed into a residential roof to a revolutionary sci-fi theatre made from a relic of the Industrial Revolution, looking at two showstopping structures that have pushed repurposing innovation to its absolute limits.
E3 · Airs Jun 13, 2024 · 43m
Warehouse to Concert Hall & Air Raid Shelter to Farm
Be it an 866 million Euro concert hall fifty metres in the sky, or a revolutionary underground farm thirty metres underground, repurposing pioneers are showing that the possibilities for abandoned structures are endless.
E4 · Airs Jun 20, 2024 · 43m
Abandoned Rail Line to Urban Park & Church to Cultural Hub
Stroll through a public park that was once a New York rail line and a church that was transformed into a thriving community hub. Look around these two upcycled projects to see how they morphed from their original forms into modern, usable spaces.
E5 · Airs Jun 27, 2024 · 43m
Sugar Refinery to Climbing Wall & Asylum to Health Club
Feel the burn at a state-of-the-art gym that used to be a psychiatric hospital and in a climbing complex that once was a sugar refinery. See how cutting-edge engineers have transformed two unfit buildings into superstructures for active living.
E6 · Airs Jul 4, 2024 · 43m
Grain Silos to Art Museum & Fortress to Home
Inspect an abandoned silo complex repurposed into a show-stopping art gallery, then visit a family home carved out of an ancient fortress. Witness the ways in which these abandoned structures have been reinvented as part of epic upcycling projects.
E7 · Airs Jul 11, 2024 · 43m
Coal Drop to Retail Complex & Gasometers to Housing
Tour a building that once fuelled the Victorian era but is now a busy retail complex, then eye a Viennese gasometer that has become a shining example of communal living. Examine modern adaptations that have injected life into antiquated construction.
E8 · Airs Jul 18, 2024
Prison to Hotel & Lightship to Sound Studio
Marvel at a recording studio that turned an outdated vessel into a boat that really rocks, then travel to a high-end hotel with a catch: It used to be a prison. Experience how relics can become modern hot spots through engineering vision.
E9 · Airs Jul 25, 2024 · 43m
Satellite to Space Launcher & Water Tower to Home
Enjoy the view from a century-old water tower as it is transformed into a unique home, then take flight on a repurposing journey that will rocket the UK space program to prominence. Learn how these adaptations work in our homes and among the stars.
E10 · Airs Aug 1, 2024 · 43m
Malt Buildings to Concert Hall & Plane to B&B
Skip the runway with a 747 made over into a classy hotel, then inspect a malthouse that has been remodelled into a concert hall filled with beautiful music. Discover repurposing projects that carefully balance legacy and modern enjoyment.

Details

Director: Andrew Cook
Status: Returning Series
First aired: May 30, 2024
Network: Quest
Studio: Back2Back Productions

Time to finish

8 hrs

10 episodes. About 2 weeks at an hour a night.

Cast

David Corbett

Narrator

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